Praise and Worship

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Praise and Worship Concert at Great Neck Baptist ChurchWednesday, March 24th: 6:30 p.m. I conducted church choir in 3 songsTook approx 20 min Performance was "Special Music"for Wednesday night church service I put performance together from start to finishWas responsible for every step of its production Steps Getting permission for project as well as for facilities/equipment Choose theme for project Picking music that would adhere to chosen theme Identifying other musicians needed for performance and persuading themto participate (pianist, soloist) Informing choir of project and obtaining their agreement to perform with me Scheduling, organizing, and attending Wednesday night choir practices Creating music CD to practice with Practicing, going over songs on my own Advertising the project and drumming up support Writing up my speaking part,audience survey Performing the project! Growth Skills gained/refined:PersuasionRecruitingMusic ChoiceSchedulingAdvertising Learning to Conduct on the Run... limited time little prior knowledge skill requires mastery of complicated intricacies multi-tasking Obstacles Learning to Conduct Finding time to practice(w/ choir) Scheduling a date to perform practice, practice, practice... (on my own) making the most of the few practices we hadstaying lateworking extra hard moved performance date up a week(so as not to coincide with Easter) Paper CopyWRONG: Yesterday’s Music Protection Laws in Today’s Technological Reality Today' Music Copyright Laws:Outdated and Unenforceable The government attempts to crack down on users of free download sites on the Internet With this country's privacy laws, this is like fighting a losing battle As a result, music artists are not being fairly compensated for their intellectual property In order to fix this, I propose a copyright system that acknowledges the permanency of the Internet and instead compensates artists according to how many downloads their work receives online. (Money to pay these artists would come from a tax increase on consumer electronics instead of music sales) Connection to Project: In performing this church concert, I used copyrighted music Great Neck Baptist had to receive permission from the publishing company in order to purchase and then perform these songs LAW!!! I researched a lot of current American copyright law in the writing of this paper Referenced often: Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 This particular law is controversial because of the ways in which it defines"fair use" and "free speech" in regards to copyright laws overcome... overcome... overcome... Accomplishments I learned a valuable music skill:conducting I provided my listeners with an enjoyable musical experience and praised the Lord at the same time I collected a love offering for Together We Build I learned a lot about myself as a personand as a musician I come out of this product with a new-found confidence in my ability to overcome obstacles and present a finished product $232.00 Audience... Choir Survey...Compiled Results of both surveys Thesis:Even though the current inefficiency in the enforcement of Americanmusic copyright laws allows consumers to get large amounts of musicfor free, these laws need to be reformed to reflect the constantly changing technological landscape that pervades the music industry today in order to ensure that musicias/artists are compensated for their intellectual work.